The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was first published in January of 1885. According to Ernest Hemingway, it was the "one book from which all modern American literature came," and contemporary critics and scholars have treated it as one of the greatest American works of art. It is the story of one boy's maturation and his experience with racism and quest for freedom.
Twain did more, however, than depict a realistic version of an average American boy; he also presented the cruel environment of the South in a brutal and raw manner. By allowing Huck to tell his own story, Twain uses realistic fiction to address some of America's most controversial topics during the time of the Civil War. The themes addressed in the novel are timeless and can teach us all a lesson about how to treat each other.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was first published in January of 1885. According to Ernest Hemingway, it was the "one book from which all modern American literature came," and contemporary critics and scholars have treated it as one of the greatest American works of art. It is the story of one boy's maturation and his experience with racism and quest for freedom.
Twain did more, however, than depict a realistic version of an average American boy; he also presented the cruel environment of the South in a brutal and raw manner. By allowing Huck to tell his own story, Twain uses realistic fiction to address some of America's most controversial topics during the time of the Civil War. The themes addressed in the novel are timeless and can teach us all a lesson about how to treat each other.
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